Name of Château Haut-Koenigsbourg

First and last name Jackie Joyce

French II Period 7

Information about the chateau

When was the châteatu built?12th century, 1147

For whom was the châteatu built? House of Hohenstaufen

For what reason was the châteatu built? originally built by the Romans to protect the approaches to a high pass in the southern Vosges (today the city of Ste. Marie-aux-Mines),

Three unique features of the château

1. entrance of the castle is through the huge court yard and it has amazing detailed work in the stone walls

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Two Important events:

1. A coalition of cities attacked and burned the castle in 1462

2. In 1900 it was restored under the direction of Emperor Wilhelm II

Two important people: Hohenstaufen family and Emperor Wilhem II

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My opinion of the château

Why you like the châteatu and where you would have liked to live there or not

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